Chateau Valtice Dornfelder 2009 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Dornfelder (Dornfelder is a dark-skinned variety of grape of German origin used for red wine.It was created by August Herold at the grape breeding institute in Weinsberg in the Württemberg region in 1955. Herold crossed the grape varieties Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe, the latter which bears his name, to create Dornfelder. Helfensteiner (Frühburgunder × Trollinger) and Heroldrebe (Blauer Portugieser × Lemberger [Blaufränkisch]) were both crosses created some decades earlier by Herold.
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Valtice village, Hintertály vineyard
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: darker ruby red with violet hues
Bouquet: blackberies, black sour cherries, plums
Taste: medium body, very fruity, black sour cherries, plum cake, good acidity, at the end hint of pink grapefruit and spices and light jammy fruit (residual sugar?), medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: pate
Overall score: 4+6+11+6+6=83

Price: CZK 189
Stopper: cork
Lighter and fruitier style of Dornfelder, which does not taste as dense overripe fruit juice so typical for the variety. It drinks very very well and out of 4 wines opened the bottle was emptied as the second.